chelle523

I'm 39, mother of 3, married, student, mixed media artist, Green Day fan, writer, blogger, optimist, and a million other things! I love to laugh, have a great (and sometimes bawdy) sense of humor - I love laughter more than anything. I'm a peace lover, hippie treehugger (and proud of it) and I believe in our ability to affect great change in the world. I am committed to random (and not so random) acts of kindness. I am not particularly religious, but am very spiritual. I'm a homeschool mom and crazy about my kids. I'm always willing and excited to learn new things, travel to new places and meet new people. And I'm obsessed with trying to travel the world! "Live and let live" is my motto. Peace :D

Oh and I think Brian Regan is absolutely HYSTERICAL! If you haven't heard of him, check out his website: www.brianregan.com (his comedy is PG-rated, FYI).

New as of June 2009 - I am taking a break for awhile. I've been flaked on for the last 4 journal swaps, and I've really grown tired of the excuses and lack of responsibility. I've gone to a great deal of trouble and expense to make sure that my partners always get something special from me and it's really disheartening to get absolutely nothing in return.*

Green Day, MCR, Evanescence, Snow Patrol, OK Go, Ben Harper, John Lennon, Gogol Bordello, Horrorpops, Lily Allen, Imogen Heap, Alanna Davis, Alannis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Queen, Death Cab for Cutie, Lifehouse, Colbie Caillat, Bob Marley, Justin Timberlake and lots of others.

Braveheart, Gone with the Wind, Chocolat, Everything's Illuminated, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Little Miss Sunshine, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sense & Sensibility, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest, Elf, The Patriot, Seven, Stranger than Fiction, Millions, Young Frankenstein, Sylvia, Girl Interrupted, Moulin Rouge, Grease, Last of the Mohicans, Milo and Otis, Babe, Something's Gotta Give, The Other Sister, The Boys Next Door, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and tons of others.

The Sopranos, E.R., Intervention, 1000 Places to See Before You Die, Craft Lab, B Original, The Riches, Nip/Tuck, The Office, Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, Planet Earth series, Passport to Europe, Passport to Central America, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Most Haunted, The War.

ATCs, Altered books, collage, mixed media painting, beading. And I love journal swaps, lists, letters and pen pals!

If, for some reason, you do not receive something from me and I am one of your swap partners, PLEASE be sure to contact me and let me know. I have NEVER flaked on a swap in my life and I don't intend to start anytime soon. But if you don't get something from me and I've marked my items as "sent", let me know and I'll resend right away. Thank you :)

Foreign ephemera, found items, foreign postage stamps, Stationery & envie sets, Hello Kitty, manatees, otters, peace symbols, lotus blossoms, Hindu & Buddhist images, anything miniature, cats, fine art, mythology, ancient Egypt, grungy art, gothic imagery, mail art, Ireland, Paris (vintage or modern), magazine pages of any sort (for collage), blank books & journals, penpal letters, lists, surveys, kawaii, black, pink, purple, turquoise and silver, rainbows, photography, people’s “stories” (who you are, your life, your history, etc.), history, vintage & retro stuff, charms for charm bracelets (the jump ring kind, not Italian charms), pin-ups, 40s & 50s culture and fashion, humor, Monty Python, mod design, indie crafts & art, literature, stickers, surprises, Japanese culture, Japanese Kokeshi dolls, LOLcats and cute baby animal photos.

SPECIAL NOTE: I am desperate to get my hands on Watermelon Cherry Kool-Aid packets. (I believe the flavor is called "Pink Swimmingo" in Canada.) It's one of my absolute fave things and stores in my area don't carry it anymore. Sending me a packet is guaranteed hearts and eternal gratitude!

Violence, hatred of any sort, negativity, spiders (cute kawaii stuff and “Charlotte’s Web” is cool, but the real ones totally freak me out), religious intolerance (I love religious imagery, but please don’t try to convert me, okay?), sports, country music (but I do like Patsy Cline & George Jones), rap music, intolerance, racism, and most reality TV.